WackoWiki is an open-source Wiki software written in PHP, developed to provide users with a fast and easy way to create and manage content. This tutorial will guide you on how to install WackoWiki on Arch Linux.
If you haven't installed Apache, you can install it by running the following command in your terminal:
sudo pacman -Syu apache
After installation, start the Apache service and enable it to start automatically at boot time:
sudo systemctl start apache
sudo systemctl enable apache
WackoWiki requires a database backend to function. To install MariaDB, run the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu mariadb
After installation, start the MariaDB service and enable it to start automatically at boot time:
sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable mariadb
You will also need to secure your MariaDB installation by running the following command:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
WackoWiki is built using PHP and requires some additional modules to function. To install PHP and the required extensions, run the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu php php-apache php-gd php-intl php-mbstring php-mysql php-pear php-sqlite php-tidy php-xml php-zip
Download the latest release of WackoWiki from the official website:
wget https://wackowiki.org/download/latest.tar.gz
Once the download is complete, extract the archive to your Apache webroot directory:
sudo tar -zxvf latest.tar.gz -C /srv/http/
To enable WackoWiki, create a new Apache virtual host by running the following command:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/httpd-wackowiki.conf
Add the following configuration to the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot "/srv/http/wackowiki-VERSION"
ServerName yourdomain.com
ErrorLog "/var/log/httpd/wackowiki-error_log"
CustomLog "/var/log/httpd/wackowiki-access_log" combined
<Directory "/srv/http/wackowiki-VERSION">
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Replace yourdomain.com with your actual domain name and VERSION with the version number of WackoWiki that you have installed.
Next, enable the new virtual host configuration by running the following command:
sudo ln -s /etc/httpd/conf/extra/httpd-wackowiki.conf /etc/httpd/conf/available/httpd-wackowiki.conf
sudo systemctl restart httpd
Open your web browser and navigate to your domain name. You should see the WackoWiki installation page. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed WackoWiki on Arch Linux. You can now start creating and managing content on your WackoWiki platform.
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